Humanities Montana serves communities through stories and conversation, nurturing imagination and ideas by speaking to Montanans’ diverse history, literature, and philosophy. The organization acknowledges the Indigenous homelands it operates on, showing respect for their history and culture, while aiming to provide programs that tell diverse stories, facilitate pressing conversations, support cultural institutions through grants and partnerships, and offer humanities education.
Humanities Montana’s Community Project Grants support nonprofit organizations and public institutions across Montana with public humanities programs. These programs aim to engage Montanans in meaningful discussions about the human condition, strengthen cooperative relationships among community and cultural organizations, and enrich civic discourse across the state’s diverse cultures and geographical distances. The grants back a wide range of projects, including film screenings, panel discussions, cultural festivals, and youth literacy programs, intending to inspire timely community conversations and be meaningful to local communities.